Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is a professional honorary group meant for the advancement of the arts and sciences of movies.
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | AMPAS |
| Formation | May 11, 1927 |
| Type | Trade association |
| Legal status | 501(c)(6)[1] |
| Purpose/focus | To recognize and uphold excellence in the motion picture arts and sciences, inspire imagination, and connect the world through the medium of motion pictures.[1] |
| Headquarters | 8949 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Membership | 10,500 (2023) |
| President | Janet Yang (since 2022)[2] |
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The Academy has over 6,000 motion picture professionals as members. While the most of its members are in the United States, membership is open to filmmakers around the world. As of 2004, it had members from 36 countries.[3] It is known around the world for its yearly Academy Awards, known to most people as the "Oscars."
Also, the Academy gives Student Academy Awards to filmmakers at the undergraduate and graduate level each year; awards up to five Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting each year; and runs the Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills, California and the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Hollywood, California, which will grow to include Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, to open as a tourist site in 2017.[4]
The president of the Academy has been Janet Yang since 2022.[5]
Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences Media
Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in the Hollywood district
Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures located on the Museum Row
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Archived March 31, 2022, at the Wayback Machine. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Internal Revenue Service. June 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Academy Story, 2010–2019 Archived March 31, 2022, at the Wayback Machine". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
- ↑ "Latest Academy News". Oscars.org - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 10 September 2014.
- ↑ The Academy Museum. Oscars.org. Retrieved on May 22, 2014.
- ↑ Ford, Rebecca (2022-08-03). "The Academy Elects Janet Yang as President". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
